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All That Glitters: A Story of Friendship, Fraud, and Fine Art

Orlando Whitfield · Pantheon
Format: Book

A dazzling insider's account of the contemporary art world and the stunning rise and fall of the charismatic American art dealer Inigo Philbrick, as seen through the eyes of his friend and fellow dealer. In development as a series for HBO. Orlando Whitfield and Inigo Philbrick met in 2006...

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Driving the Green Book: A Road Trip Through the Living History of Black Resistance

Alvin Hall · HarperOne
Format: Book

Join award-winning broadcaster Alvin Hall on a journey through America's haunted racial past, with the legendary Green Book as your guide.For countless Americans, the open road has long been a place where dangers lurk. In the era of Jim Crow, Black travelers encountered locked doors,...

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Einstein's Tutor: The Story of Emmy Noether and the Invention of Modern Physics

Lee Phillips · PublicAffairs
Format: Book

The revelatory story of an intellectual giant who made foundational contributions to science and mathematics and persevered in the face of discrimination against women in science.. Emmy Noether is one of the most important figures in the history of science and mathematics..

Noether's...

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The Family Tree Irish Genealogy Guide: How to Trace Your Ancestors in Ireland

CLAIRE SANTRY · FAMILY TREE Books
Format: Book

Discover your Irish roots! Trace your Irish ancestors from American shores back to the Emerald Isle. This in-depth guide from Irish genealogy expert Claire Santry will take you step-by-step through the exciting--and challenging--journey of discovering your Irish roots. You'll learn...

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Fire and Fortitude: The US Army in the Pacific War, 1941-1943

John C McManus · ?Dutton Caliber; 1st Edition
Format: Book

An engrossing, epic history of the US Army in the Pacific War, from the acclaimed author of The Dead and Those About to Die"This eloquent and powerful narrative is military history written the way it should be." - James M. McPherson, Pulitzer Prize-winning historian ...

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How Photography Became Contemporary Art: Inside an Artistic Revolution from Pop to the Digital Age

Andy Grundberg
Format: Book

When Andy Grundberg landed in New York in the early 1970s as a budding writer, photography was at the margins of the contemporary art world. By 1991, when he left his post as critic for the New York Times, photography was at the vital center of artistic debate. Grundberg writes eloquently...

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Iron Empires: Robber Barons, Railroads, and the Making of Modern America

Michael Hiltzik · Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Format: Book

In 1869, when the final spike was driven into the Transcontinental Railroad, few were prepared for its seismic aftershocks. Once a hodgepodge of short, squabbling lines, America's railways soon exploded into a titanic industry helmed by a pageant of speculators, crooks, and visionaries....

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A New Ireland: How Europes Most Conservative Country Became Its Most Liberal

NIALL ODOWD · Skyhorse
Format: Book

Its not your fathers Ireland. Not anymore. A story of modern revolution in Ireland told by the founder of IrishCentral, Irish America magazine, and the Irish Voice newspaper.In a May 2019 countrywide referendum, Ireland voted overwhelmingly to make abortion legal; three years earlier,...

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The Oldest Cure in the World: Adventures in the Art and Science of Fasting

STEVE HENDRICKS · Abrams Press
Format: Book

A journalist takes readers into the science and history of intermittent fasting, an ancient practice in the middle of a red-hot resurgence, exploring the body's power to heal itself One in ten American adults tried intermittent fasting last year, and they may be on to something....

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